PRESS RELEASE 1 December 2025

The Start Me Up business idea competition, organized since 1999, has been renewed and will be held this year for the first time under the name Susicorn Startup...

Your business is running – but could it run even better?Would you benefit from support, new ideas or simply a moment to reflect on your business and its future? Now is a great time for that.

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Complete rejection. That was the general feedback that Heinävesi residents gave in spring 2022 to the planned development of Kermanranta Harbor. At the time, Virpi Pakarinen had moved back to...

Press Release May 28, 2024

Business Joensuu’s How are companies doing? campaign is underway for the fourth time in Heinävesi in June 2024. During the campaign, Business Joensuu's experts will...

VitalSigns Oy’s innovation in the field of health technology, the Response 1.0 diagnostic device, has been awarded the first prize in the Start Me Up business idea competition. The smart device...

This year, the Start Me Up business idea competition received 168 accepted proposals, with the aim of discovering and supporting new growth entrepreneurs and startups. After the initial screening by...

Business Joensuu has joined the Finnish Enterprise Agencies (Suomen Uusyrityskeskukset ry) as a member since March 1, 2024. Through this partnership, Business Joensuu will now be involved in the...

Which business idea will win the Start Me Up 2024 Business Idea Competition? And which ideas shine in other competition categories? Come join us, get excited, and listen to the winning ideas while...

Media release January 25, 2024From top-notch aerial imaging equipment floating in airships to food for luxury yachts, turning waste wood into charred building material, and groundbreaking X-ray...